Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 15.8 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 93.2% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Western Sahara, there are 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.